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GENREAll about…

Definition a kind of literary or artistic work used to

designate the types or categories into which literary works are grouped according to form, technique, or, sometimes, subject matter. The related term genre fiction refers several types of popular fiction such as thrillers, westerns, mysteries, romance novels, and science fiction. Each type has its own set of standard characteristics that most novels of the type exhibit.

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GENRE is the type of writing/story found in a text.

What are the two main genres?

Fiction Nonfiction

What are some sub-genres you know?Biography

AutobiographyShort storyDramaPoetryFantasy

Science fictionRealistic fictionHistorical fictionInformational textAnd MANY more…

FictionStory that is false

NonfictionFact-

based texts

NOT false!

FantasyFictionMagic is often used; no

explanation about how these things happen

Example: Talking animals, Harry Potter, Twilight, Uglies, etc.

Science fictionFictionAll kinds of things are

possible; everything can be explained through science

Example: Star Trek, ???

Realistic fictionFiction based on reality

Example: Bluford High series, The Outsiders, many mysteries, etc.

MysteryStory that needs to be solved

with clues.Examples: Sherlock Holmes,

Nancy Drew, The DaVinci Code

Historical fictionFiction set in historical times;

most of the characters are fictional, but the writer can add characters who really lived at the time too.

Example: Dark Water Rising

Narrative NonfictionNonfictionTold like a story with

charactersExample: Newspaper reports

Informational textNon-fiction; fact-based texts

Examples: Dictionary, stat books, etc.

BiographyDocuments the life of a person

Examples?

AutobiographyWritten by the person it is

about

Examples?

DramaA play (screenplay) with stage

directions and dialogue

Examples?

Short storyBrief piece with all elements

of plot

Examples?

Poetry Emphasis on rhythm and the

sound of the wordsUsually formatted differently

than other kinds of text

Examples?